Brazil Best at South American Championships

Brazil Best at South American Championships
Written by Amanda Turner for International Gymnast Magazine \| Saturday, 10 November 2012 18:29

(2 votes, average 5.00 out of 5)

Francisco Barreto claimed the men's all-around and led Brazil to first place in the team competition as the 2012 South American Championships continued Saturday in Rosario, Argentina.

Francisco Barreto claimed the men's all-around and led Brazil to first place in the team competition as the 2012 South American Championships continued Saturday in Rosario, Argentina.

Most of the continent's top stars skipped the event, giving competitive opportunities to up-and-coming gymnasts. Absent were Olympians Arthur Zanetti, Diego Hypolito and Sergio Sasaki (Brazil) and Tomas González (Chile), as well as 2011 Pan American Games champion Jossimar Calvo (Colombia). Colombia did not send enough gymnasts to enter the team event, while Venezuela declined to participate in the championships.

Brazil won the men's team competition handily by nearly 10 points. 2012 Olympic still rings finalist Federico Molinari led Argentina to the silver medal over Peru.

Barreto, who turned 23 on Oct. 31, led a Brazilian sweep of the top three places in the all-around. Lucas Bitencourt, who won the South American junior championships in October, finished second over teammate Arthur Mariano. The two-per-country rule bumped Mariano out of the bronze medal, in favor of fourth-place Osvaldo Martínez (Argentina).

Brazilians qualified first to the apparatus finals on every event but still rings, where Molinari shone brightest.

Competition concludes Sunday with the men's and women's apparatus finals.

2012 South American Gymnastics Championships
Nov. 10, Rosario, Argentina

Men's Team		FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1.	Brazil	58.45	55.65	58.35	61.75	58.50	56.45	349.15
2.	Argentina	56.65	52.80	57.65	59.50	55.75	56.90	339.25
3.	Peru	53.50	44.10	49.95	58.55	49.45	48.70	304.25
4.	Bolivia	42.25	34.35	38.80	54.35	46.35	28.20	244.30

Men's All-Around		FX	PH	SR	VT	PB	HB	Total
1.	Francisco Barreto	14.10	14.25	14.85	14.15	14.70	14.65	86.70
2.	Lucas Bitencourt	14.45	13.40	13.50	16.56	14.30	14.00	86.21
3.	Arthur Mariano	14.95	11.55	14.25	16.05	14.35	14.05	85.20
4.	Osvaldo Martínez	13.80	13.25	14.95	14.85	14.15	13.85	84.85
5.	Javier Sandoval	12.95	13.85	14.60	14.25	14.65	14.20	84.50
6.	Juan Lompizano	13.85	13.45	13.85	15.20	13.50	12.80	82.65
7.	Sebastian Melchiori	14.55	12.55	13.30	14.75	12.75	14.20	82.10
8.	Joel Álvarez	13.75	11.10	13.00	14.86	12.76	14.00	79.47
9.	Mauritius Gallegos	12.35	12.25	12.70	13.80	12.80	12.95	76.85
10.	Mario Berrios	14.60	10.05	11.80	16.10	12.06	12.46	77.07
11.	Andres Arean	14.45	13.55	13.20	14.70	13.50	0.00	69.40
12.	Diego Velasquez	12.15	10.45	9.40	13.80	11.40	5.90	63.10
13.	David Figueroa	13.00	0.00	12.15	14.25	12.35	10.70	62.45
14.	Joseph Keel	11.50	11.20	12.95	14.45	12.25	0.00	62.35
15.	Alejandro Chumacero	10.95	8.55	10.90	13.75	12.25	5.25	61.65
16.	Walter Antequera	8.40	6.25	8.25	14.15	11.60	11.55	60.20
17.	David Iucuy	10.75	9.10	10.25	12.65	11.10	5.50	59.35
18.	Caio Souza	14.95	0.00	0.00	15.25	14.50	13.25	57.95
19.	Henrique Flores	13.30	13.75	15.30	14.90	0.00	0.00	57.25
20.	Pericles Silva	0.00	14.25	13.95	0.00	14.95	13.75	56.90
21.	Renato Deza	0.00	10.10	12.15	14.75	11.85	0.00	48.85
22.	Cristian Meneses	0.00	10.35	11.45	0.00	11.55	11.85	45.20
23.	Federico Molinari	0.00	0.00	15.55	0.00	14.60	14.25	44.40
24.	Arian Leon Prado	13.55	10.55	0.00	0.00	0.00	12.60	36.70
25.	Juan Pablo González	14.30	0.00	0.00	15.95	0.00	0.00	30.25
26.	Nicolas Cordoba	12.60	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.60	27.20
27.	Samuel Montenegro	0.00	0.00	0.00	14.85	0.00	0.00	14.85

Men's Floor Exercise Qualification		Score
1.	Arthur Mariano	14.950
2.	Caio Souza	14.950
3.	Mario Berrios	14.600
4.	Sebastian Melchiori	14.550
5.	Andres Arean	14.450
6.	Juan Pablo González	14.300
7.	Joel Álvarez	13.750
8.	Arian Leon Prado	13.550
R	Javier Sandoval	12.950
R	Diego Velasquez	12.150

Pommel Horse Qualification		Score
1.	Francisco Barreto	14.250
2.	Pericles Silva	14.250
3.	Javier Sandoval	13.850
4.	Andres Arean	13.550
5.	John Lompizano	13.450
6.	Mauritius Gallegos	12.250
7.	Joseph Keel	11.200
8.	Joel Álvarez	11.100
R	Diego Velasquez	10.450
R	Cristian Meneses	10.350

Still Rings Qualification		Score
1.	Federico Molinari	15.550
2.	Henrique Flores	15.300
3.	Osvaldo Martínez	14.950
4.	Francisco Barreto	14.860
5.	Javier Sandoval	14.600
6.	Joel Álvarez	13.000
7.	Joseph Keel	12.950
8.	Mauritius Gallegos	12.700
R	Cristian Meneses	11.450
R	Alejandro Chumacero	10.900

Qualification		Vault 1	Vault 2	Average
1.	Arthur Mariano	16.050	15.350	15.700
2.	Juan Pablo González	15.950	15.300	15.625
3.	Caio Souza	15.250	15.650	15.450
4.	Mario Berrios	15.100	14.300	14.700
5.	Samuel Montenegro	14.850	14.500	14.675
6.	Sebastian Melchiori	14.750	13.050	13.900
7.	Walter Anteouera	14.150	13.150	13.650
8.	Alejandro Chumacero	13.750	12.000	12.875

Parallel Bars Qualification		Score
1.	Pericles Silva	14.950
2.	Francisco Barreto	14.700
3.	Javier Sandoval	14.650
4.	Federico Molinari	14.600
5.	Osvaldo Martínez	14.150
6.	Mauritius Gallegos	12.800
7.	Joel Álvarez	12.750
8.	David Figueroa	12.350
R	Alejandro Chumacero	12.250
R	Walter Antequera	11.600

High Bar Qualification		Score
1.	Francisco Barreto	14.650
2.	Nicolas Cordoba	14.600
3.	Federico Molinari	14.250
4.	Javier Sandoval	14.200
5.	Arthur Mariano	14.050
6.	Joel Álvarez	14.000
7.	Mauritius Gallegos	12.950
8.	Arian Eon Prado	12.600
R	Cristian Meneses	11.850
R	Walter Anteguera	11.550